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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ron Gavel, Nu Zeta)
Wed Nov 20 00:45:20 1996
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 00:41:27 -0500
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From: "Ron Gavel, Nu Zeta" <BRASSGAVEL@AOL.COM>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
Matthew Fox's question concerned the following statement.
>> Fourth, Speaking of traditions, What happens if one of the men from the
>> all male chapter transfers to a school that had an all female chapter. I
>> am not refering to a chapter that tries to recurit males but have not
>> had any luck. But suppose one of the all female colleges goes coed and
>> one of you guys transfer there and ask to be accepted by their chapter
>> as a transfer brother and they say no. They say it will ruin traditions.
>> They tell you to pledge an all male service organization. How would that
>> make you feel? I grewup hearing the Golden Rule "Do onto others as you
>> would have them do onto you."
>>
>>
>> LFS,
>>
>> Ivey Shouse
>>
His response was:
>in this case they have to except males because they pleadge in to a coed
>group when founded at ther school the rules very clear on this
>
> i pleadge a co-ed chapter
>
> matthew fox
I would have to disagree that the brother transferring would
automatically be accepted whether the rule books say that it is so. I did
transfer from a campus that had a co-ed chapter to the all male chapter on
another campus. They denied me the membership that I sought. Yet, I
remained with them until the end of their year still unaccepted. They felt
that I was an outsider and treated me with contempt. They felt that I would
convince the university that going co-ed would be the thing to do. This on a
campus that permits no integration of the sexes in anything save the non
traditional student functions. It is all male or all female but not both. I
met with Wilfred, the region director, the section chair and various other
entities who were directly involved and they told me that it is up to the
chapter to either accept or reject. I stand by their advice. I have worked
hard not to be bitter, as I still have difficulty with the chapter's
calousness. I have since transferred back to my home chapter. I could no
longer function as a student there, having no friends and no brotherhood to
call home.
In leadership, Friendship, and Service
In no particular order
The "Gavel"
